Mills and Boon

And Then He Kissed Her...100 years of Mills and Boon

I recently visited Manchester Central Library for the "And Then He Kissed Her..." exhibition. I loved it. It celebrates 100 years of Mills and Boon. The library is a bastion of learning, and is the place where I spent many an hour as an undergraduate student writing essays. So it was a real thrill to see Mills and Boon celebrated there. Here are some photos I took at the time.

Twenties

Books from the very early days of Mills and Boon, the 1920s', when the company began to specialise in romance books.

thirties

Books from the 1930s, with the frail heroine being rescued by the hero!

Not the best of photographs, but the book on the left is called "Take Me! Break Me!" Who could resist?

forties

Wartime saw brides from the forces and women venturing out of the home.

fifties

The 1950's saw the medical romance take hold. And that "Mystery at Butlin's" book! Now we have St. Tropez and tropical islands but then it was Butlin's Holiday Camp!

sixties

The uniform look of the 1950's. Some juicy books there!

fifties

The 1950's and the medical romance. The book in the middle of the lower row is called "The Man In Authority." What are the chances of that coming out today?

Eighties

The '80's and '90's saw the books that look more like the books wer read today. A more passionate embrace on the cover and actual sex scenes!

Modern

Right up to date. I think I've met the model in the Santa hat!

Corset

A corset made entirely out of Mills and Boon covers. Awesome!

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